Record Number: 18879
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Do you think Stephen will be home for Christmas? His story in B. ["Blackwood's Magazine"] is magnificent. It is the very best thing he has done since "The Red Badge [of Courage]"--and it has even something the "Red Badge" has not--or not so much of. He is maturing. He is expanding.' [Then follows six more lines of praise.]
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 26 Nov 1898 and 4 Dec 1898
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Stanford near Hythe
county: Kent
specific address: Pent Farm
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:3 Dec 1857
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
'Szlachta', or Polish landed gentry/nobility
Master mariner and author
Religion:Roman Catholic
Country of Origin:Poland
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Price of the Harness
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication DetailsBlackwoods Magazine December 1898
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:18879
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies)
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 2, 1898-1902
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1986
Vol:2
Page:127
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to Cora Crane 4th December 1898, Pent Farm, Kent
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies) (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 2, 1898-1902, (Cambridge, 1986), 2, p. 127, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18879, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
Date range of reading experience unclear but the comment to Cora Crane in the letter, that two other house guests 'last week' were delighted with this short story. places it between late November when the December issue of Blackwood's magazine would have appeared, to early December. See also letters to R.B Cunninghame Graham 1st December 1898 and A.E. Bontine 4th December 1898 pp.124-126 of source text.